Emmerdale lines up "steamy" new affair story as married character cheats

Emmerdale has revealed plans for a surprising new affair storyline, which could threaten to destroy a happy marriage.

Show bosses are currently keeping tight-lipped about the two characters involved, but their antics will have far-reaching consequences for the village.

Emmerdale's producer Laura Shaw (pictured below) shared the storyline teaser with Digital Spy and other media at a press event for the soap this week.

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Shaw explained: "We love an affair in soap, so we've got a very passionate, steamy affair coming up between two people, and one of them at the moment is seemingly very happily married.

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"The affair is going to have huge repercussions. It's going to affect a lot of our villagers."

She added: "It's also going to ultimately lead to a new arrival joining the show, which I can't tell you about just yet because it won't be until next year, but we're very excited about it here.

"It's going to be explosive, and that new arrival is going to cause uproar in the village."

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Emmerdale recently aired an affair storyline for Liam Cavanagh and Wendy Posner, who bonded over their mutual interest in steamy murder mystery stories.

The pair's romantic connection nearly led to the breakdown of Wendy's relationship with Bob Hope, although Wendy and Bob have since decided to stay together.

Last year, Chas Dingle also cheated on her husband Paddy with Al Chapman.

This sparked a disastrous chain of events in the village, ultimately leading to Al's death at the hands of Cain Dingle's young son Kyle.

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